Summary
Place of publication:
Fl. ind. ed. 1832, 3:713. 1832
Verified:
05/10/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Common names
English
angled loofah – Chinese-okra – dishcloth gourd – ribbed gourd – ribbed loofah – ridged gourd – silky gourd – strainervine – German
gerippte Schwammgurke – Japanese Rōmaji
tokado-hechima – Swedish
kantgurka – Transcribed Chinese
guang dong si gua – Transliterated Russian
ljufa –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Pakistan | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | | | | | |
Native
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India, Pakistan
Naturalized
()
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Human food | vegetable | | Chakravarty, H. L. 1990. Cucurbits of India and their role in the development of vegetable crops. Biology and utilization of the Cucurbitaceae. 1990 327. |
| Medicines | folklore | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=22787.
Accessed 17 April 2026.